The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

In the blink of an eye, the white three-headed mechanical dragon beneath Cyber ​​Dark Dragon and the equipment cards on Jaden's field were pulverized.

【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon: Attack Power 6000 → 2000】

[Elemental Heroes Shiny New Universe Winged Warrior: Attack Power 7300→4800]

"He chose to sacrifice Cyber ​​Dragon without hesitation. So that card really was [Duel Fusion]...?"

Chapter 196 The Final Battle of Fusion, An Unexpected Event at the World Championship

After being seen through by Judai, Marufuji Ryo didn't hide anything and answered directly, "That's right, so what?"

"Would you dare attack in this situation, Judai?"

"Need I say more?" Jaden didn't hesitate for a moment and gave the order: "Go! Flashy Neos Wingman, attack Cyber ​​Dark Dragon again!"

Under his command, the Flashy New Universe Wingman leaped into the air and charged towards the ferocious mechanical dragon.

"What?! They know my Geka is going to attack anyway?!"

Marufuji Ryo frowned. He knew that Judai's actions were suspicious, but even if there was a problem, he had already reached the point where he had no choice but to use the card.

"Activate Faceless Card, Quick-Play Spell [Duel Fusion]! Your Fusion Monster's ATK increases by the opponent's monster's ATK for the remainder of this battle!"

'Roar—!!' The aura of the Electronic Dark Dragon once again surpassed that of the Flashy New Universe Wingman.

【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon: Attack Power 2000 → 6800】

"This is the moment I've been waiting for!" Jaden immediately pointed to his feet and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card [Final Battle Fusion]! When two Fusion Monsters battle, that battle is negated, and both players take damage equal to the combined ATK of those two Fusion Monsters!"

Upon hearing the results, the two siblings from Tenjouin's eyes widened in surprise.

"The Flashy New Universe Wingman has an attack power of 4800 points, while the Cyber ​​Dark Dragon has an attack power of 6800 points. So, Ryo and Jaden will suffer a total of 11600 points of damage?"

"Jūdai wants to die together with him? This isn't like him at all..."

At the same time, Marufuji Ryo, upon seeing the card, asked in surprise, "Do you hate losing...?"

“Yeah, but I’m not going to die with you!” Jaden chuckled, raising the Duel Disk he was wearing on his left hand.

"what?"

A card popped out of Jaden's graveyard: "I activate the monster effect of 'Destiny HERO Decisive One' from my graveyard!"

This effect activates when a Spell/Trap/Monster effect that caused you damage is activated while this card is in your Graveyard. Return this card to your hand, and that effect reduces the damage you took to 0.

"So that's how it is..." Marufuji Ryo suddenly realized, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly. He thought he could at least fight Jaden to the death, but he was still just a little bit short.

Just as this thought crossed my mind, the Flashy New Universe Wingman and the Cyber ​​Dark Dragon finally collided, causing a terrifying explosion.

boom--! ! !

"Ughh ...

[Ryo Marufuji: LP800→0]

After the duel ended, the thick smoke gradually dissipated, revealing the figures of the two men: one standing upright, and the other lying on the ground in a spread-eagle position.

"I won! What an interesting duel!"

"Hmm, not bad for a duel." Marufuji Ryo replied casually upon hearing Jaden's declaration of victory.

He stared blankly at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.

“I said, Caesar.” Judai sat cross-legged next to Marufuji Ryo and looked down at him. “I don’t know what you think, but I think there’s nothing wrong with pursuing victory in a duel, as long as you don’t forget your original intention.”

"The original aspiration...?"

"Hmm, let me ask you, do you like dueling?"

Upon hearing Judai's question, Marufuji Ryo fell into a brief silence, as if he had come to some realization. "Yes, my true love is dueling, but in the pursuit of victory, I forgot my original intention."

"I will never forget my initial passion for dueling, even though I still crave victory in my heart."

"That's enough..."

As Judai spoke, he stood up.

"As long as you don't forget your original aspirations, you won't fall into darkness, and my mission can be considered complete."

After saying that, he waved his hand and walked towards Asuka and the others, leading them away, even though Fubuki, as his friend, was still a little worried.

"Thank you, Judai..."

Judai had already walked far away, and he didn't hear Marufuji Ryo's final thanks.

......

In the following days, the GX tournament continued in full swing without any further trouble, but something seemed to have happened on the other side.

Last night was the final match of the World Championship Tournament this season, and one of the participants was DD, a duelist who has won the World Championship multiple times!

Whether they were students from within the academy or powerful figures from outside, everyone was eagerly looking for a place to watch the live stream.

Of course, Judai was an exception. In his opinion, the world champion's level was far inferior to that of the Duel King, so only Asuka was watching the live stream in his dormitory.

However, at the most crucial moment of the World Championships, an unexpected incident occurred.

The opponent deployed a powerful lineup of three [Magic Valkyrie] units, preventing DD from attacking. Just as viewers around the world were eager to see how DD would break the deadlock, the live stream signal suddenly cut off and took a long time to recover.

According to reporters, a massive explosion occurred inside the competition venue, resulting in a severe fire. DD and his opponent are also missing!

During the meal, Asuka brought up this matter with Judai.

"That was terrifying! What exactly happened at the scene last night? Could it have been a terrorist attack?"

Although in this world where duels decide everything, as duels become more and more popular, firearms have gradually faded from the historical stage, it doesn't mean they have disappeared completely, and terrorist attacks are still possible.

But Jaden didn't think it was that simple. "Could this sudden and unexpected anomaly be a dark duel?"

Jaden, with a wild imagination, boldly speculated: "That DD or his opponent, at least one of them is actually a Dark Duelist, and perhaps some supernatural dark power was triggered during yesterday's match, leading to the accident!"

Although his guess lacked any basis, Asuka felt it was somewhat possible.

After all, those two people yesterday were indeed a bit strange.

A strange man dressed like a prisoner, covered in scars, looking like a bully in prison, clearly not a good guy.

The other person, dressed in a suit, tie, and glasses, looked very refined and proper, but the manic demeanor he displayed when summoning something later clearly indicated that he was also not a normal person.

However, this matter had nothing to do with either of them, so they didn't discuss it for long and soon started talking about the strange opponents they had encountered in the past few days, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.

But halfway through their conversation, they suddenly received a message from Principal Samejima, so the two regulars went to the principal's office again.

Chapter 197 Where Did the Light of Annihilation Go?

The atmosphere in the office today is a little different than usual.

The curtains were drawn on all the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the room somewhat dim. A large screen was on inside, seemingly connected to someone.

"Jūdai-kun, Tenjōin-kun, you've come at the right time. There's something important I need to tell you."

Principal Samejima turned around and noticed their arrival, so he waved to them.

"Principal, is there something you need now?"

Judai felt that he had been coming to the principal's office quite often lately.

"Jūdai-boy, let me explain the specifics. There are some things that Mr. Samejima doesn't know yet."

"Mr. Pegasus?"

Jaden and Asuka looked at the screen, which showed Pegasus with a serious expression.

Pegasus on the screen said, "In order to integrate the most cutting-edge human wisdom into the cards, my company has collaborated with all scientific departments. One of them, a cosmological observatory, has discovered a very frightening fact!"

"That happened somewhere in the distant universe..."

As Pegasus finished speaking, the image on the screen suddenly changed, transforming into a vast and profound cosmic space. Deep within that galaxy, there was a colossal, swirling white hole.

"Based on the analysis of data from the observatory, a white hole located somewhere in the universe hundreds of millions of years ago released enormous energy, which they call 'light waves'."

"This is a malevolent energy with destructive tendencies, and it may have already invaded the Earth ten years ago."

'The universe? Waves of light? Could it be the light of destruction?'

Jaden had almost forgotten about this matter. After all, he had investigated it after learning of its existence from the new Spaceman, but he had no clues at all. It wasn't until today that someone mentioned something similar.

Of course, he also wondered if it might be the strange power of light that Saiō and the others possessed, but he didn't know if it was the same thing that Pegasus was talking about, so he decided to keep listening.

At this moment, Principal Samejima, who was waiting to the side, suddenly noticed something and interjected, "Ten years ago? Could that have been the reason for the tragedy that happened to the Phoenix family?"

Ten years ago, it was the same year that Ed Phoenix's father was murdered!

"It's the 'could it be' you mentioned. If the tragedy of the Phoenix family was just a simple murder, then there would be no need to trouble Mr. Samejima to arrange the GeneX meeting."

Bekas continued in a deep voice, "That light may not have affected only Phoenix's family; throughout human history, the world has been filled with wars, natural disasters, and crimes."

Upon hearing this, Principal Samejima gasped, "Could it be that all of this is...?"

"It's impossible to be certain, but it can be imagined as the effect of light fluctuations on humanity, because many of the wars that affected the world and the dictators in history may have been influenced by light fluctuations..."

As Bekas made his bold speculations, photos of historical figures and war scenes were also playing on the screen.

Judai, unsure of the veracity of his conjecture, remained silent and listened quietly with Asuka.

"The card possesses the incredible power to seal the three Egyptian Gods and the three Egyptian Demons."

The image on the screen suddenly reverted to Pegasus himself, who pulled out a blank card and waved it in front of the camera.

"That power resides in the 'Ultimate D' that Edward Boy's father designed."

"It all matches up!" Jaden had already guessed about this.

The group looked at Jaden with curiosity, and he continued his analysis: "Saiou Takuma's sister, Saiou Misuzu, recently told me and Edward that someone once brought a Hero Card that harbored evil power to Saiou. According to her description, Saiou has been controlled by that ominous card, and that card must be [Ultimate D] without a doubt!"

“Jūdai-boy guessed correctly…” Pegasus nodded and continued, “In fact, the murderer who stole the [Ultimate D] and killed Edward-boy’s father was exposed last night. It is Edward-boy’s guardian, the world champion DD!”

The group had all already guessed this fact.

But they were still shocked when Pegasus admitted it himself.

After all, no one expected that a powerful figure who appeared to be at the pinnacle of the dueling world was actually such a despicable and shameless fellow.

“DD used that card in last night’s final and then dueled with Edward Boy afterward. Edward Boy won, and the card is now in Edward’s possession.”

Just as Jaden predicted, DD's world championship title was indeed largely undeserved. However, what he was more concerned about now was: "Will Edward be controlled by that card?"

Pegasus immediately shook his head and replied, "The thing you were worried about, Jaden boy, didn't happen. After testing, it was found that the energy in [Ultimate D] was completely extinguished in the duel between the two. Even if he uses that card directly, he won't be negatively affected."

But the next moment, Pegasus suddenly changed his tone: "But I must remind you, this crisis has not disappeared."

"According to Edward Boy, during last night's duel, he learned from his father's spirit that the true power residing in that card is the Light of Destruction that leads to the destruction of the world. However, most of the power contained within [Ultimate D] has already been transferred to another person, and that person is..."

"Saiō Takuma!" The tenth generation blurted out the name.

Pegasus nodded. "It is indeed this person."

All the clues ultimately pointed to the Jaiwang, which was beyond doubt.

Pegasus interlaced his fingers, rested his chin on his hand, and pondered, "The Light of Destruction is conscious, and coupled with the fact that the King of the West possesses the ability to prophesy, the matter is quite troublesome."

"There is only one reliable way to destroy the Light of Annihilation, and that is a duel. As long as someone defeats Saiou Takuma in a duel, the crisis will be eliminated!"

"The problem now is that the whereabouts of Prince Zhai are unknown, and it is difficult to find him."

"That is indeed a big problem."

Principal Samejima and Pegasus both frowned and fell into deep thought.

A moment later, Principal Samejima suddenly spoke up: "By the way, before the GX tournament started, Saiou visited me, saying he hoped to invite a big shot to participate in the competition. That person might be a breakthrough..."

"who is it?"

The principal's words immediately piqued their interest.

"That important figure's name is—Ojin!"

Chapter 198 The Start of Facial Expressions

The important figure that Principal Samejima mentioned, whom Saiou wanted to invite, was named Auchin, a veteran card duelist. However, his true strength lay not in dueling.

Pegasus's gaze suddenly sharpened: "If he wants to invite Auchin, then I think I understand what he's trying to do!"

Principal Samejima nodded slowly, while only Judai and Asuka, who were standing to the side, seemed a little confused.

Pegasus explained to Judai and the others, "He probably wants to use that weapon..."